Hialeah man, companions charged with trying to cash a bad check in Stuart

STUART Detectives arrested a Hialeah man accused of trying to cash a fraudulent check at a local bank Thursday, according to an affidavit.

The affidavit states employees at Bank of America in the 5800 block of Southeast U.S. 1 alerted Sheriff’s Office investigators after Enrique Lohuiz Jr., 20, attempted to cash the suspicious-looking check for $4,700 on a customer’s account that was flagged for fraudulent activity.

Lohuiz insisted the check was payment for work he performed remodeling the account holder’s kitchen, but the account holder told bank officials he did not even know Lohuiz, according to the affidavit.

Lohuiz had been traveling in a car along with Yadian Blanco, 21; Dayron Tapanes, 18, and Eric Lohuiz, 19, who were stopped by deputies in the 5700 block of U.S. 1 after leaving the elder Lohuiz at the bank to attempt the transaction, the affidavit says.

After being interviewed by detectives, all four men were booked into the Martin County Jail on fraudulent-check charges. They were later released after posting $5,000 bond each.